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Department Achievements

The department along with its faculty, students have many achievements, including research grants, awards, and recognition.

WCE has secured ₹1.10 CR funding for the AICTE Idea Lab—₹55L from AICTE and ₹55L from industry and the institute. The lab will promote hands-on learning, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Led by Prof. P.A. Mane and Dr. Vijay Mohale, and supported by WCE management, the lab aims to bridge academic theory with real-world applications.
One Week Faculty Development Program As per DTE-IITB MOU Organized by Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay & Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State “Electromagnetics: Principles and Applications” (09th – 13th October 2023).
A National Level Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (NCRTMEE-23) is jointly organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Electrical Engineering on 21^st Dec 2023.
Research Project Sanctioned:

1. RGSTC-MSME Internship Programme at Walchand College of Engineering Sangli (Cycle 7 Phase II), An amount of 2,95,000/- is sanctioned on October,2024 for the project “Harmonic Mitigation by using SVC” .
2. PRATIK SONI Second year M. Tech. Power System Engineering student under the guidance of Dr. Vijay Mohale (WCE) & Dr. R. K Sharma (BARC Mumbai) received a Student Travel Grant from IEEE to Attained Pulse Power and Plasma Science 2025 (PPPS 2025), IEEE Conference at Berlin.

Faculty Achievements

V. P. Mohale secured Best Paper Award at IEEE IAS Annual Meeting Incorporating the Industrial & commercial Power Systems Asia conference New Taipei city, Taiwan.
V. P. Mohale reviewed the journal papers from IEEE transactions & MDPI Energies.
V. P. Mohale appointed as an Advisory Chair Member for the “International Conference on Recent Advances in Technology & Management (ICRATM-2025)” at PVG’s Nashik Campus, Nashik.
S. S. Karvekar has completed PhD degree on 5^th February 2024
Mrs. A. S. Karvekar completed PhD degree on on 25th April 2024.
N.B. Jagtap has cleared NPTEL online exam on “Digital Circuits” with elite in Oct 2024.
V.S. Sathe has completed NPTEL online FDP on “Power Electronics Applications in Power Systems” in Oct 2024
Faculty Patents:
1. A. N. Inamdar filed a Patent Filed on “AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES Application Number- 202441047239 Filing Date-19/06/2024.
2. A. N. Inamdar filed a patent “A HYBRID APPROACH FOR SOLAR POWER PREDICTION BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGES AND SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE” on 05/09/2024.
3. M. S. Mahagaonkar filed a patent on “ SMART HOME ENERGY MONITORING AND THEFT PREVENTION SYSTEM USING INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)” Application No.202311069400 A, Date: 24/11/2023
4. Mrs. Aditi Karvekar, Dr. Sushil Karvekar, Mrs. Amaraja Dhamangaonkar and Mrs. Manjiri Tamhankar granted a design patent on “ELECTRIC POWER DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT” Application number 447720-001 on 22/05/2025.
5. Manjiri Tamhankar, Dr. Ramchandra Hasabe, Dr. Mrs. Aditi Karvekar and Mrs. Amaraja Dhamangaonkar granted design patent on “SOLAR-POWERED EV CHARGING DEVICE” Application number 447883-001 on 05/06/2025
6. Amaraja Dhamangaonkar, Dr. Ramchandra Hasabe, Dr. Mrs. Aditi Karvekar and Mrs. Manjiri Tamhankar granted design patent on “BATTERY HEALTH MONITORING DEVICE” Application number 448782-001 on 03/6/025.
7. Mrs. Aditi Karvekar, Mrs. Manjiri Tamhankar and Mrs. Amaraja Dhamangaonkar granted design patent on “DEVICE FOR SAFE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING” Application number 449350-001 on 12/06/2025.
8. A. N. Inamdar Filed a Design Patent on “Smart Solar Grass Cutter with Seed Sowing Mechanism and Irrigation” on 02-04-2025

International Research Publication

R. P. Hasabe presented a paper on ”Influence of a Shunt FACTS Devices on Distance Relay Using IEEE Bus System” at 3 rd international Conference on Computational Modelling , Simulation and Optimization, Phuket (Thailand), on June14-16,2024.
V. P. Mohale presented paper on”A Novel Levy-Flight Arithmetic optimizer for Security Constrained Unit Commitment Problem in Renewable Hybrid Power System for Reliability” at 2024 IEEE IAS Industrial and Commercial Power System for Reliability on 9-12 July, Pattaya, Thailand.
V. P. Mohale presented paper on ”Benefits of Adjustable –Speed Pumped Hydro Units Running in Turbine Made fr Wide Water Head Variation Reservoir” at 2024 IEEE IAS Industrial and Commercial Power System for Reliability on 9-12 July, Pattaya, Thailand.
V .P. Mohale presented paper on”Reduction of ESL in Energy storage capacitor for Pulse Power Application” at PCIM, Nuremberg, Germany in collaboration with BARC and IIT, Mumbai, on 6-8 May 2025.
V. P. Mohale presented a paper on “Reduction of ESL in Energy Storage Capacitor for Pulse Power Application” at IEEE PCIM Conference, Nuremberg, Germany GMBH on 8^th May 2025.
R. P. Hasabe presented paper on “Evolving Battery Management Systems for EV”, at 4th International Conference on Computational Modelling, Simulation and Optimization (ICCMSO-2025) 20th -22nd June 2025, Singapore.
S. S. Karvekar presented paper on “A Simulation Approach for Comparative Analysis of SPWM and SVPWM in Solar PV Inverters””, at 4th International Conference on Computational Modelling, Simulation and Optimization (ICCMSO-2025) 20th -22nd June 2025, Singapore.
V. P. Mohale presented a paper on” Integration of Hydrogen Fuel Cells Based Energy Storage System for an Indian Power Grid” at 2025 IEEE IAS Annual Meeting Incorporating the Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Asia Conference New Taipei City, Taiwan, 15-20 June 2025, in collaboration with IIT Bombay and IIT, Roorkee. (Best Paper Award)
V. P. Mohale presented a paper on” Performance Evaluation of 150 MVAR STATCOM Connected to 400kV Power Grid ” at 2025 IEEE IAS Annual Meeting Incorporating the Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Asia Conference New Taipei City, Taiwan, 15-20 June 2025, in collaboration with Power Grid India and Khalifa University Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Student Achievements

Siddhant Patil offered admission for M.Tech programme at IISc Banglore
Academic Topper

1. F.Y. B. Tech	Name- Malhar Mahendra Shelar CGPA = 9.86
2. S.Y.B. Tech	Name- Bhumi Suhas Narvekar CGPA = 9.64
3. T.Y. B. Tech	Name – Gurav Roshan Kailas CGPA = 9.73
4. Final Year BTech	Name- Shoaib Rashid Mulla CGPA = 9.27
5. M. Tech Power System	1.Name – Mrs. Kiran Ravindra Shivasharan 2.Branch- Power System Engineering 3.CGPA = 8.48
6. M.Tech Control and Instrumentation	1.Name – Ms. Pallavi Ajit Jadhav 2. Branch- Control System Engineering 3. CGPA = 7.68

GATE Qualifying students AY 2024-25

Sr. No.	Name	Branch	Registration No	GATE Score	Marks Out of 100	Qualified
1.	Siddhant Devanand Patil	1.Electrical 2.Instrumentation	EE25S42115005 IN25S22115010	397 240	38 20	Yes Yes
2.	Kaushalya Gurunath Yeware	Electrical	EE25S42115020	375	32	Yes
3.	Shreyas Nagesh Jadhav	Electrical	EE25S42115103	350	25	Yes
4.	Vaibhav Ravindra Fulmali	Electrical	EE25S42115009	342	24.33	Yes
5.	Jayesh Shivaji Kharat	Electrical	EE25S42114133	255	17	Yes

Department Events

V. P. Mohale, Dr. R.P. Hasabe, Dr. S. S. Karvekar &; Mr. S. S. Medhekar organized Industrial Visit at 765/400/220 kV Power Grid Substation, Solapur for SY &; TY Electrical Engineering students on 18th October.

V. P. Mohale, Dr. R. P. Hasabe, Mr. S. S. Medhekar, Mr. A, N. Inamdar, Mrs. A. A. Dhamangaonkar arranged Community Engagement Program at Tasgaon Date: 20th October 2024.

Mr. V. S. Sathe & Mrs. D. R. Chavan arranged Industrial Visit is arranged for PG students to Siemens Goa. on18th April 2025.
The Electrical Engineering Students’ Association (EESA) of Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, successfully organized its annual national-level technical symposium, TECHNOCRAT 2024, on the 28th and 29th of September.

The Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department of Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, organized a three-day technical workshop on “Modelling and Simulation of Electric Vehicle Using MATLAB/Simulink” from 16th to 18th December 2024. Held at the department’s seminar hall, the workshop aimed to provide participants with practical knowledge on electric and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) system modeling using MATLAB and Simulink.

On the occasion of the 20th Foundation Day of MSEDCL, a Safety Awareness Rally has been organized. This event will be coordinated by Dr. R. P. Hasabe Sir (Staff Advisor, EESA) and Mr. V. S. Sathe. SY & T.Y. B. Tech Electrical Engineering students have participated in the event.